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Deer Park WA

Ok so maybe not the "perfect Punkin" but this is how my grandfather, (God rest his soul) taught me, and it works great for anything (Poppy used it for Squash, & Tomatoes).
First take a 4" peat pot and shave the edges and bottom with a file or wire wheel. Then poke 10 to 15 holes in it with a phillips screwdriver. Next take a 8" plastic pot and cut it in half and duct tape it together. Then pre-wet the starting mix and fill the 4" peat pot and put a little in the bottom of the 8" pot. Next poke a "Prepared seed" in the center of the 4" peat pot, and set the 4" pot inside the 8" pot. Fill the remaining area in the 8" pot with moistened starter soil. Then put it in a chest cooler with a jug of hot tap water (change water 2Xper day). After the plants come up put them under bright lights for a couple of days. Then carefully remove the duct tape and put them in the ground out in the cold frames. This method really helps eliminates transplant shock and rooting problems. Plus you can hold the plant for a few days longer than normal if the weather is foul. Best of luck in 2000! Gerry Gadberry

2/23/2001 9:27:53 PM